Yao Amegnran
Oracle / PostgreSQL / SQL Server DBA / OCP 12c / AWS Certified / Disaster Recovery Specialist / Database Migration / Backup & Recovery / CompTIA Security+ / SOC Analyst / Cyber Security Analyst
- Role
- Database Administrator at Merkle
- Location
- College Park, MD, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Yao Amegnran
I am a Database Administrator with over 8 years of experience managing and optimizing…
Experience
Database Administrator
Feb 2025 — Present
Architect and administer enterprise-scale Microsoft SQL Server (2016–2022) environments supporting high-volume marketing analytics and customer data platforms (CDPs), ensuring 99.9%+ availability and optimal query performance.Design and implement automated backup, restore, and disaster recovery strategies using native SQL Server tools and cloud-based solutions, reducing RTO/RPO gaps and strengthening business continuity posture.Lead performance tuning initiatives by analyzing execution plans, optimizing indexing strategies, and resolving blocking/deadlock issues, improving query response times for large-scale campaign and reporting workloads.Manage and optimize database deployments in AWS (RDS, EC2) and hybrid environments, implementing security hardening, encryption (TDE), and role-based access controls aligned with NIST and corporate compliance standards.Develop and maintain automated maintenance plans, monitoring, and alerting using PowerShell scripting, SQL Agent jobs, and enterprise monitoring tools to proactively detect and remediate performance bottlenecks.Collaborate with data engineers, BI developers, and application teams to support ETL pipelines, Snowflake integrations, and large-scale data transformations for real-time marketing insights and analytics delivery.Execute patch management, version upgrades, and schema change deployments across production and lower environments using change management best practices, ensuring minimal downtime and audit readiness.
Education
Montgomery College
Associate's degree
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